Mazi Pilip scores police union backing ahead of tight House special election to replace George Santos

Republican Mazi Pilip nabbed a dozen endorsements from police and corrections officer unions Friday ahead of next week’s Long Island and Queens special House election that appears to be neck-and-neck coming down the stretch.

The endorsements from unions in NYC, Suffolk County and Nassau County could be key for Pilip in her fight against Democrat Tom Suozzi to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat, which was vacated by the Dec. 1 expulsion of lying Rep. George Santos.

“I want to thank the men and women of law enforcement for placing their trust in me,” Pilip said in a statement.

“Now, more than ever, our police need the support of the public and of public officials. I have always stood with law enforcement, and I will continue to do so in Congress.”

Recent polls have Pilip and Suozzi in a statistical dead heat, with pundits saying the Feb. 13 result will come down to which party gets the most people out to vote in the special election, which typically features lower turnout than in a regular midterm or presidential election.

“Mazi Melesa Pilip is the right person at the right time, when we need strong, unwavering support of law enforcement more than ever,” said NYPD Detectives’ Endowment Association President Paul DiGiacomo, joining the Lieutenants Benevolent Association in backing the Republican.

Pilip now has the support of three of the Big Apple’s police unions after the Sergeants Benevolent Association publicly backed her last month.

Pilip and Suozzi arein a statistical dead heat, according to polls. AP

Pilip nabbed the endorsements just days before the special election. X / @NYCPDDEA

Tom Suozzi cast his vote in the election Friday. Ron Adar / M10s / SplashNews.com

Also supporting Pilip are the Nassau County police, detectives, superior offices and corrections unions, the Suffolk Council PBA, the Port Authority SBA, the Freeport PBA and the Lynbrook PBA

The NYPD’s Police Benevolent Association, the largest rank-and-file police union in the country, is not expected to pick a side in the race.

Both candidates went to the polls to vote early Friday, with Pilip casting her ballot in the morning in Massapequa and Suozzi doing the same at Glen Cove’s City Hall in the afternoon.